June 27, 2012

The forecast for the rest of this week and the weekend tells another story. We're
expecting triple digits on Thursday and highs in the nineties through the weekend. Randy
Ludlow wrote a
nice piece on
the upcoming heat wave and some of the ways you can stay cool through the weekend.

The boys in today's photos aren't having any trouble staying cool.

Our first photo is from June 1985 at one of the Columbus city pools. This young man show
his stuff jumping off the diving board. I give him a 9 for original style and +2 for
bravery.

The "masked swimmer" is enjoying some time in his family pool (June 1984) and looking good with
his duck float. According to his mother he "swims like a fish."

So be heat safe and find a comfortable place to relax for the the next few days. We'll be
here at the library. If you make it to the pool, use plenty of sunscreen and swim a lap for
me.

June 12, 2012

Fads may come and go, but -- hopefully -- summer picnics will never go out of
style.

Almost 60 years ago, in July 1953, these picnickers were on a family outing on
the banks of the Scioto River. The picnic facilities at parks along the Scioto had been expanded
and improved with new outdoor ovens and picnic tables.

June 08, 2012

BICENTENNIAL EMBLEM --In June 1974, Columbus Mayor Tom Moody (third from left) and two of his
predecessors were admiring the red, white and blue American Revolution Bicentennial flag that was
to fly on the Broad Street side of City Hall as a result of Columbus being designated one of 13
bicentennial cities in Ohio.

From left are former Mayor Ralston Westlake, former Mayor M. E.
Sensenbrenner,Mayor Moody, and Dr. Robert Cecile, chairman of the Ohio Bicentennial
Commission. Cecile presented the flag to the city, two years prior to official festivities.

June 04, 2012

Thirty years ago this week, Dispatch sports reporter Bob Baptist wrote that "It may be the
safest bet in America that no one ever will win as many" PGA Tour titles as Sam Snead. That may
still hold true today.

At the time, Snead was way out in the lead, and he still holds the record for the most career
PGA tour victories at 82. (Snead passed away in 2002.)

Jack Nicklaus was second with 69 PGA victories then, and was "gamely fighting off age at 42."
(He would go on to win four more in his career.)

Baptist wrote that some golfers on the tour whose optimism knew no bounds claimed anything is
possible, but most faced reality. Jack Nicklaus, caught in the middle, was hard put to answer.

"That's a very awkward question," Nicklaus said, "because I suppose now I'm the only guy who
could get to it."

He added, "I'm sure there will be somebody, but he's probably not on tour yet."